Tyler Mac Blues Rock Guitarist Review
A veteran of the Southern Rock music scene, Tyler Mac has performed at clubs and Music Festivals throughout the Mid West and South United States. He has an critically acclaimed released album a live performance album simply titled “Already Home”, a carefully selected volume of tracks performed by an entertainer and blues rock artist that is the real deal.
He performs with energy and plays hot licks honed from 25 years of blues with a jazzy, jam band influence thoroughly thought out, and with practiced skill. Tyler Mac pulls no punches and simply clicks with blazing hot riffs and bluesy grooves. the sounds emanating from his guitar began with the study of Jazz in high school and evolved through the sounds of the Woodstock 60's into a melodic raw jazzy blues with a distinct punch as performed for audiences at festival of thousands and in intimate clubs of fans today.
Tyler Mac has been called one of Florida's hardest-working blues / rock guitarists, and for good reason: this 60 and 70's leaning rocking blues guitarist and vocalist is almost always gigging. He will perform hundreds of shows a year in and around The gulf region of the US, through the rust belt of Indiana and makes an occasional appearance in New Orleans. His biannual appearances at northwest Florida's longest running Blues jam are anticipated by the entire panhandle region.
Hard Blues played all the way open (yes sometimes on 12) in a groove that makes you sometimes want to dance, sometimes want to watch and sometimes want to just listen in awe of the sounds. Tyler Mac's Blues / Jazz and 60s roots shine through, with clear melodies and just the right amount of distortion to stir and drive a song along sometimes providing hope and sometimes a feeling of desperation. You will wonder, while watching the performance how many mind numbing hours of practice and planning it must take to create the sounds.
While you'll find Tyler Mac Music on all the platforms and his videos on YouTube, Tyler Mac is no stranger to the stage, having performed through his career with many of blues rock's performing greats, he sets his sights on a continued legacy of bring originality and vibrancy in his own way, to people at the music festivals and clubs where he has yet to present his music.
Tyler Mac grew up in Indiana in a working man's family and just become enamored by the guitar at a very young age as an escape from childhood. This to the delight of audiences today. He honed the skills of both bass, rhythm and lead guitar through his teen years and began performing at the age of 11.
In his music, you'll hear first his originality then listening intently creeping in will be the deep soul of BB King, the playfulness of Jerry Garcia, the harmonics of Crosby Still and Nash, the inventiveness of Frank Zappa and the creativity of JJ Cale. But, You'll stay to listen because of the intensity of his guitar playing. It's as if playing guitar is Tyler Mac's reason for living.
Tyler Mac and his band live in along the Gulf Coast and the influences of DEEP Southern rock and delta blues are evident. This location also is central for traveling to the East Coast, West Coast or Central US to perform at Festivals and Clubs and provides Tyler relaxing location to continue to evolve his music with relaxed and playful venues like Paradise Beach Bar on Pensacola beach. It's in this atmosphere that Musicians like Tyler Mac and his band can be creative.
Tyler Mac as headlined festivals, and opened or performed on stage with for Robben Ford, John Mayall, Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall, and Joe Ely among other greats.
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